Bat feeding in January near Olympia, Washington

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Common Name: Bats

Scientific Name: Chiroptera

Date: 2014-01-22

Time: 05:20PM

Creator: Rice, Jeff

Description: The sound of a bat in winter

Notes: The sound of bat echolocations characteristic of feeding behavior. The echolocations are produced in rapid succession as the bat hones in on its prey. The recording was made during winter conditions. The sounds were picked up on an ultrasonic bat detector and recorded in real time with an external microphone.